Brain activation during cognitive reappraisal depending on regulation goals and stimulus valence.

ABSTRACT: Neural bases of cognitive reappraisal may depend on the direction of regulation (up- or downregulation) and stimulus valence (positive or negative). This study aimed to examine this using a cognitive reappraisal task and conjunction analysis on a relatively large sample of 83 individuals. We identified regions in which activations were common for all these types of emotion regulation. We also investigated differences in brain activation between the 'decrease' and 'increase' emotional response conditions, and between the regulation of negative and positive emotions. The common activation across conditions involved mainly the prefrontal and temporal regions. Decreasing emotions was associated with stronger involvement of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, while increasing with activation of

SUBMITTER: Sokolowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature